Diego’s povWe shifted back and ran back to the packhouse, but Maria stopped before we reached it. She shifted back and sighed deeply."I don’t want to go back in like this. Alpha Moon means well, but she’ll have questions that I don’t feel like answering tonight.""Podemos ir a otro sitio, do you know another place?"Mary thought about it and was silent for a while."Maybe she doesn’t want you to go," Emilio, my wolf, said."Maybe she needs me with her." I replied, "she shouldn’t be alone right now."I didn’t continue the conversation with my wolf because Maria began to speak."I’ve asked Erik if I can use his house. You can come too, I guess."I smiled; see, she did want me to come.She shifted back into her wolf form, and we ran through the pack. I stayed close to her, but not too close. I didn’t want to scare her again. We arrived at a house after a short sprint, and she shifted back and opened the door."Erik said there should be some spare clothes in his closet."I followed behin
Moon’s povAlthough Mary came home early in the morning, the look on her face told me I shouldn’t be assuming anything. She looked confused and unsure, which I wasn’t used to. Mary was always strong, and I had only ever seen her scared once, when I found her with her throat slit.Kai and I had discussed his plans with Jeanne and Erik, who both thought it would be possible financially. The only thing Erik reminded Kai of was that the rogue land had been purchased by the Northern Alliance. Which meant Alpha Malcom, Alpha Paul, and two more Alphas had a claim to part of the land.Not all of them had stood by Kai when he attacked Norman, so the alliance between them had been broken. Supporting Norman and Helena was a red flag in Kai’s eyes, and I couldn’t blame him. His pack was under Helena’s control, but Alpha Paul and Alpha Malaika had chosen to sit and watch from the sidelines, instead of helping defeat an evil witch.But my mind wasn’t on the alliance or the rogue land, even though I
Mary’s povMoon left for her father’s pack yesterday. She asked me to go with her, but I’d rather stay here. I just started my job as the Delta, and I am finally getting a sense of what the job entails."And you want to make sure Diego can reach you," Beth added.He’s been calling me every evening, even though at the end of the call I always tell him he doesn’t have to call me the next day.He always replies with, "Te llamaré mañana, mi corazón." Which I now know means he will call me tomorrow in Spanish.We sometimes talk for ten minutes, and other nights we talk for hours. About everything and nothing in particular, without ever getting too serious. We talked about our favorite ice cream flavors, the way life used to be in the Wolvin pack, our new titles, and our favorite battles. I didn’t understand why he kept calling me when all I could offer was friendship, but maybe he wants to be friends."No, he doesn’t call his friend my heart," Beth said, and I knew she wasn’t wrong.Every
Kai’s pov"You’re fucking late." I said to my Gamma, who strolled into our meeting an hour late like it was fucking nothing. Big as grin on his face and not a care in the fucking world.Did he forget we were preparing to go to war against Alpha Paul if that fucker wouldn’t allow us to use his part of the rogue territory?"You’re just cranky because Moon is gone." Ronin said.Moon had invited me to come with her to her father’s pack, but if I had joined her, we would never have gone out of our room. Besides, this was her chance to get close to her family, and as someone who had no family left, I knew how important that was."Lo siento mucho, pero algo importante ha surgido" [I'm sorry, but something important has come up]."Talk fucking English man, all I got was important."Diego didn’t even seem bothered by my words. "Maria, I went to see Maria."Goddess, this man was smitten. Was I like this?! Did I act like a fool when I was with Moon?"Pretty much, yes, you are a puppy dog when you
Mary’s povI felt weird the whole day, knowing Diego would be here at night. Why did I say yes? He had been so open with me, had trusted me with something hard, and I wanted him to know I appreciated it, but now I had invited him to spend the night?! That might have been a bit too much appreciation."Relax. Diego can be trusted. He knows better than anyone what violence can do." Beth said."But does he know how fragile my heart is? How scared I am to be with someone?""If he loves you, he won’t mind. Sex is important, but there are enough things you could do together without having sex." Beth reassured me.I had tried touching myself. I had let women touch me, although that didn’t really work for me. But as soon as anything went near me, I tightened up. I literally closed myself off from anyone getting inside me. Getting inside my body or my heart. And I had no idea how to get rid of that or if I even wanted to."Maybe tell him that?" Beth said."What?! O Diego, I saw something bad hap
Diego’s povIf Maria would allow me to have sex with her, I would not hesitate to show her how I felt. But this was enough. My dick didn’t agree, as it went hard as soon as I held Maria in my arms. But I couldn’t help how my body reacted. Maria was gorgeous; she smelled amazing, and she felt even better. How could I not react?"Diego..." Maria warned me."No voy a hacer nada. [I’m not doing anything.] We can switch?"Maria sighed, "no, I like your arms around me. It feels safe. Is that dumb?""Nunca. Never, mi amor. Estoy seguro [I am safe.]"I don’t know how, but I had fallen for Maria so hard. I didn’t even know her that long, but I honestly couldn’t imagine my life without her. One more week with her, and I would be ready to tell her I loved her. I was a passionate man, but even for me, this was fast."Maybe she is something more." Emilio said."She is something more. She is the best woman I have ever met.""No. I mean, maybe she is meant for you." Emilio said.I had heard about sec
Moon’s povIt had been nice spending time with my father and getting to know my sister, brother, and stepsiblings. It was also weird because we didn’t grow up together. They were raised by two loving parents, and I was forced to kill the only loving parent I had.Would I be like them if I had had a happy childhood? Would I be this carefree? Would it have made me weaker or stronger?"Don’t go thinking about what if’s. That will only cause you pain," Angela said.I know I shouldn’t, but seeing them be happy made me miss all the years I could have had with my dad. He was awesome. He was strong and sweet, and he actually showed feelings. I never realized how cold Norman was until I saw my dad with his kids. Around me.I pushed those feelings of regret and anger down and decided to focus on finding out more about the second mate thing.It was very rare, but sometimes the Moon Goddess did bless a wolf with another mate. They would have had to be worthy, and they would have had to endure. I w
Mary’s povApparently, Moon liked to work with her office door open, because I could hear everything she was doing. I didn’t mind; I was happy she was back. I knew she wanted to ask me about Diego, and I promised to tell her a bit about what happened during lunch.To be honest, I was excited to share. I understood now how people who were in love couldn’t stop talking about their partner. Not that I was in love, but I did really like Diego."Keep saying that to yourself," Beth said, but I ignored my wolf.Diego was sweet, kind, and funny. He wasn’t shy about expressing his feelings, but he had experience with this. He had many women in his bed, and while I trusted his words, I wasn't sure I was the first woman he had feelings for.I used to laugh when I saw Kai being jealous for no reason. Moon was clearly obsessed with him, and he had nothing to fear. Moon would never be with someone other than Kai now that she had him as her mate.I knew Diego would be faithful to me, but was that fai
Moon’s pov- ONE YEAR LATER -"Luna?""Luna Moon?"I kept forgetting that I was now Luna."Yes?" I said as I turned around.A mother and her kids were standing there looking at me."Wow, you’ve gotten big." Her little girl said."Ashley! You can’t just say those things." Her mother scolded her."It’s fine. I am big. But can I tell you a secret?"Ashley nodded her little head."It’s because there are two babies inside of me.""Wow! two!" Ashley said excitedly.Her mom smiled at me, "I just wanted to thank you. Alpha Raider has been a wonderful Alpha and has handled everything on his own so well for all these years, but having a Luna is really special. We feel complete, and you both have done such wonderful things for our pack. The Crimson Crescent Pack is on its way to becoming one of the most powerful packs in the whole country, thanks to you and Alpha Raider. We’re really proud to be members."I smiled and was almost brought to tears. Stupid hormones."Thank you; that means a lot.""W
Moon’s pov"Breathe, breathe through the contractions." The midwife said."You fucking breathe." I replied, getting sick of hearing her voice."I’m sorry." Kai said to the midwife, "She didn’t mean it like that."The hell I didn’t.The midwife smiled at us, "don’t worry, I’ve been told worse.""You know, I read somewhere that an orgasm can help with the pain." Kai suggested."An orgasm? You’re thinking about sex right now? That’s the thing that got me into this situation in the first place.""No, I didn't mean it that way, I,-""Just go hang out in the other room with Diego," I yelled, "I need to focus, and Mary will call you when the baby is almost out."Kai nodded and left the room, looking defeated."Maybe I shouldn’t try to have a baby?" Mary joked. "It looks painful, and it turns the future mother into this scary beast that even drives away alpha males.""You want out too?"Mary laughed. She wasn’t scared of me. "No, I can handle scary Moon.""So you’ve been trying to make a baby?
Mary’s povKnowing Moon would give birth in a few months sped up the whole house's construction. Alpha Raider even jumped in to help, and Moon sent some people from our pack to assist as well.It also meant that once the house was done, which would be in a few weeks, Diego and I would start living together.I looked forward to it and was anxious at the same time. I was used to having my own room, my own space, and not having to think about another person. But falling asleep next to Diego and waking up next to him every morning would be wonderful. Knowing I could snuggle in those big, hairy arms of his would be worth giving up some of my personal space."Moon and Raider would have no issue with giving you another room. The house is big enough." Beth, my wolf, said.I didn’t need another room. Diego and I wouldn’t be spending most days together, so this would be just evenings, nights, and mornings. And days off."So plenty of time," Beth joked.I had grown a lot more comfortable around D
Kai's pov"So are you and Maria planning on moving to our new packhouse too?" I asked Diego.He looked unsure."I mean, Mary and Moon are friends, so I kind of assumed it would have come up." I said, "You don’t fucking have to. I mean, it’s just a question.""Maria is her best friend, and soy tu mejor amigo?" said Diego, laughing.I knew what Amigo meant. "I am not your fucking best friend. We’re not in high school."He nodded his head with a stupid smirk on his face, "did you learn Spanish for your amigo?"I growled, "never fucking mind, Diego. You’re getting way too familiar anyway; I wouldn’t want to live with you again."He smiled at me despite my anger, "Maria and I would love to live in the house with you, Alpha Raider. We also talked about perhaps building our own casa in the future.""Well, mi casa es su casa, right? You and Mary are welcome to stay at the packhouse." I said, "for Moon of course. She would love it. I don't fucking care either way."Diego laughed as he walked ou
Diego’s povI knew Maria could handle herself, but I felt this strong urge to protect her and make sure she was okay. Maria was the strongest person I know, but I felt like sometimes she tried to be even stronger and wouldn’t admit when something was wrong.I had felt nothing during our bond because I was most likely sleeping. But I did have this vivid dream of fighting people, which must have been because of Mary.Now that we’re both marked, we feel everything the other feels, and although I already knew Maria was a lot more sensitive than she looked, I hadn’t suspected to feel so much from her. She felt deeply, just like I did, but she kept them hidden by acting though."So, you want to check up on Mary, huh?" Alpha Moon teased."Por supuesto [of course], just like you went with Alpha Raider, no?"Alpha Moon laughed, "yeah. But Mary was doing her job, and my mate was being a reckless idiot. Going in alone could have gone so terribly wrong.""He was doing his job también [as well]. He
Kai’s povA loud scream tore through the packhouse, and then there was silence. We walked down to see Luna Suzanne and Darius in the living room, hugging each other."It hurts, honey, but I’ll be okay. You matter more to me." Suzanne said to her son. We weren't needed here anymore. I wouldn't want to hang around with the person who killed my mate just a few seconds ago.I looked at Darius, and he nodded his head. I could feel his alpha aura now; the transfer was complete.We left the packhouse and walked to the car. We weren’t stopped by any guards, and the gates opened for us to pass through. Darius, sorry Alpha Darius must have told them to let us pass.Ten minutes into our ride home, Moon sighed."Kai…""I know, I’m fucking sorry.""You can’t just do these things, what if something happened?"I shrugged my shoulders, "it didn’t.""And you can’t just talk for me. That was not your secret to tell. I am a damn Alpha; I can handle my own problems. I don’t need a knight on a white horse
Moon’s pov"So you’re going to Alpha Paul now to pay him back?" I mindlinked Kai."No, well, I wanted to kill him, but I will try another way first.""And you’re taking Darius with you?" I asked."Yes, my Moon.""The same guy that tried to kill you literally an hour ago?"Kai laughed, "the same fucking guy. I trust him. I don’t know why, but let’s just say it’s a gut thing.""Well, I have a gut feeling too, and it says that you’re being reckless. Going inside Alpha Paul’s territory with his son. If he does kill you, it looks like you provoked it." "Alpha Paul isn’t strong or brave enough, that’s why he sent his pup to do his nasty work." Kai growled. "I’ll be fine.""Yes, you will.""What’s that supposed to mean, -" And Kai stopped as soon as he spotted Angela beside the road."I'm coming with," I mindlinked and switched back, naked beside the road.I'd been waiting for a car for about ten minutes. No one would travel this road this late at night, so I wasn’t worried someone else migh
Kai’s povThe first few days were just the fucker following me around. He didn’t say much, and I was grateful; I already had a beta and a gamma who wouldn’t shut up. Diego in particular, goddess, did he even have a filter? It was like every thought he had needed to be said out loud. Even if no one could fucking understand him anyway.I showed Darius around; he watched Hudson handle the books without seeing all of our finances, and Darius watched Diego train his soldiers. I had no fucking clue what we were doing. Is this how you train a future Alpha? Or do I need to put him to work too?Alpha Paul didn’t find shit in the ground, just like we expected, but he wasn’t finished yet. He still had a few days left, and he wanted to use them all. I think he was just stalling, so we couldn’t start building yet.Or it was because on the fifth night of the idiot staying here, while I was trying to sleep, little Darius secretly snuck out of his room and into the hallway.Did the fucker really think
Kai’s pov"So, you followed my advice?" Moon said, looking at Mary’s mark during breakfast.If Mary could blush, she would. Goddess, she looked mortified, but it was fucking funny to see that face of hers. I wondered if they finally had sex or tried he other stuff Moon told me about. I mean, I wouldn’t fucking mind seeing my mate touch herself.I looked at Diego, "now we really need to get that land."Diego nodded, "Si."Okay, chatty catty wasn’t really in the mood to talk this morning. He would probably tell me and Hudson everything later.Diego kissed Mary, and I gave Moon a good kiss before they left.Diego sighed, "I want Maria here, todo el tiemp [all the time]. Alfa Raider, cómo se hace esto? [Alpha Raider, how do you do this?]"I didn’t really understand that last part because it was in fucking Spanish, but I did know how he felt. "It’s fucking hard being away from Moon."Beta Hudson and his family came down for breakfast after Moon and Mary left, and it made me realize even mor